Winding mechanism for fabric-machines.



No. 766,621. PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904. V. HOXIE.

WINDING MECHANISM FOR FABRIC MACHINES.

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WINDING MECHANISM FOR FABRIC MACHINES.

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Patented August 2, 1904.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VERNON IIOXIE, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO LAMB IVIRE FENCE COMPANY, OF ADRIAN. MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF I\'IIOHIGAN.

WINDING MECHANISM FOR FABRIC-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,621, dated August 2, 1904.

Application filed January 25, 1904;. Serial No. 190,458. (No model.)

Be it known that 1, VERNON Home, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Adrian, in the county of Lenawee and State of A'Iichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Winding Mechanism for \Vire-Fabric Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear. and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and ligures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specitica tion.

My invention relates to improvements in machines of the class especially adapted for forming wire fabric; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide mechanism whereby the winding and payingout reels are connected and their movements nicely timed and controlled, the wire caused to be intermittently paid out to receive the woof-wires at equidistant points, and the wire fabric evenly wound upon the receiving-reel regardless of the gradually-increasing size of the bundle on said reel.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for adjusting the feed of the warpwires so as to regulate the spacing of the woof-wires thereon.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of awire-fabric machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalside elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the actuating mechanism and associated parts. Fig. A is a plan view of a modified construction of the paying-out reel or wire-feeding portion of the machine shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of such portion.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a frame adapted to support the weaving mechanism of the machine and which has the horizontal transverse shafts B, O, and D,mounted in suitable bearings provided inits upper portion. The shaft B has a driven pulley a and connected clutch-pulley 7/,both loosely mounted thereon, and this shaft is adapted to be intermittently rotated by reason of the frictionclutch 7), secured thereto, being thrown into engagement with the clutch-pulley b at regular intervals by means hereinafter described. The shaft Dis provided with a drum (Z to form a reel on which the woven fabric is adapted to be wound and is connected with the driven shaft B, from which it receives an intermittent rotation by means of a chain of gears c of suitable size.

A continuously-rotating horizontal shaft E is journaled in the lower portion of the frame A and has keyed to one of its ends the revolving arm 0, which has the trip-pin a projecting horizontally therefrom. Said shaft E may be driven at the desired speed by means of the belt-pulley 7" being connected with a driving-shaft (not shown) or by any other suitable means.

A short shaft F is loosely journaled in a standard A at the side of the frame A in adjacent position to the shaft E and has mounted thereon the bell-crank lever 7 and the vertically-disposed double-armed lever 71 the upper arm of which latter lever is in the line of the arc of the revolving pin (2 on the arm 0 and adapted to be tripped thereby, as shown in Fig. 3. The said levers and [L are adapted to have independent movements and be actuated by separate means, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The feeding mechanism by which the warpwires are measured and paid out to the weaving parts of the machine is supported on the standard or frame at one end of the loom and in longitudinal alinement therewith. A horizontal shaft H is journaled in the frame Or and has the feed wheels I adjustably mounted thereon intermediate the sides' of said frame and the spur-gear v. keyed to one end thereof, the number of said feed-wheels corresponding to the number of warp-wires to befed.

ment with the gear 2' are the rigidly-connected spur-gear Zr and disk Z, the latter (shown as partly broken away) being provided with a series of equidistantly spaced stop pins Z, adapted to engage with means hereinafter described for limiting the movement of said disk. One or more of the stop-pins Z may be usedas it is desired to have a complete or partial revolution of the disk Z and gear It.

In order to adapt the feeding mechanism of my machine to be capable of adjustment irrespective of the spacing of the pins Z on the disk Z, so as to imparta greater or less rotary movement to the feed-wheels I as it may be desired to space the woof-wires of the fabric, I provide the adjustable arm M, which is pivoted to the frame G at m and has its outer end adjustably supported by the upright N, the said upright being provided with a vertical slot 11, in which the retaining-bolt a is adjustably secured. A spindle O is adjustably secured in a longitudinal slot m, provided in the said arm M, and has the pinion 0' To enable the movement of the reel (Z and feed-wheels I to be properly controlled both as to time and length. of movement, a rod P, which is provided with the finger 0, adapted to consecutively engage with the stop-pins Z and limit the movement of. the disk Z as it is rotated, is pivotally connected at one end to the vertically-disposed arm of the bell-crank lever g and has its other end supported and normally retained in contact with one of the pins Z by means of the contraction-spring Q, which is supported in elevated position by the standard g.

The horizontal arm of the bell-crank lever g is connected to the clutch Z on the shaft B through the medium of the vertical rod R and horizontal lever S, the former having the weight r secured thereon to adapt it when released to oscillate the lever g on its fulcrum and cause a longitudinal movement of the rod P, as hereinafter described, and the latter be- 5 ter has rigid connection with the horizontal Mounted on a shaft J, which is journaled in a suitable support G, in aline-.

lever Sat its fulcrum-point and adapted to cause an outward movement of said sleeve to the position shown in Fig. 1 when the rod R drops, thus throwing the clutch into operative position.

In orderto release the finger from engagement with one of the pins Z at regular intervals, a bell-crank lever t is fulcrumed to the frame G in adjacent position to the rod P and has one of its arms in engagement with said rod P and its other arm connected to the lower arm of the lever h by means of the rod T, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thus adapting said finger p to be released from engagement with the pins Z at regular intervals by reason of the lever it being tripped at each revolution of the arm 0 and in turn oscillating the lever 6 against the rod P.

In the operation of the machine the rotation of the shaft E and revolving arm a, which is properly timed with respect to the movement of the other parts, causes the levers h and t to be regularly oscillated and the finger 10 on the rod P to be released from engagement with the pin Zwith which it is engaged. Instantly upon the release of the finger p from engagement with one of the pins Z the weight. 4" or other suitable means causes the connecting-rod R to drop, thus throwing the clutch 6 into engagement with the pulley b to rotate the winding-reel (Z and causing the finger p, by reason of the oscillation of the lever g, to be drawn forward to substantially the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The rotation of the winding-reel (Z causes a corresponding rotation of the feed-wheels I and connected gears, which continues until the finger p is engaged by the next pin Z on the rotary disk d and is drawn back to the position shown in Fig. 2, thus operating the bellcrank lever g and connected rod R and cansing the clutch b to be thrown into inoperative position, thereby stopping the rotation of the winding and feeding parts after the proper length of wire, which is measured and controlled by reason of the location of the pins Z ,on the disk Z, has been paid out'to the machine. During the time the machine is at rest a woof-Wire is attached to the warp-wires by any suitable mechanism, not shown,) after which the trip-arm e on the shaft E, having completed its revolution, is again in position to trip thelever h and throw the winding Figs. 1 and 2 and has secured at desired distances apart thereon the stop-pins 6, which are adapted to be consecutively engaged and have their movements limited by an alining finger 7, carried by the rod 8, the said finger being at regular intervals released from engagement with one of said pins 6 by reason of the bell-crank lever 9 operating against the rod 8. It will thus be seen that the modification would be accomplished with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings by eliminating the gears Z and 0, together with their supporting members, substituting the disk Z for the spur-gear r, and arranging the shaft H and mounted parts so that the finger 7) on the rod P will engage the pins Z as the disk! is rotated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is-

1. In a loom, the combination with the winding-reel, the feed-wheels, and the measuringwheel or disk having one or'more stop-pins thereon, of a clutch mechanism for driving said reel, a lever, connection between said clutch and lever and between said lever and measuring-wheel, said latter connection being adapted to consecutively engage said stoppins as they revolve, a revolving member, a lever in the path of said member and adapted to be tripped thereby, means operated by said latter lever for releasing said stop-pins, and means associated with said former lever and connections for causing the engagement of said clutch and rotation of said reel simultaneously with the releasing of one of said pins, the said rotation continuing until the following pin is engaged, substantially as described.

2. In combination in a loom, a winding-reel, a series of feed-wheels adapted to rotate when said reel is rotated, a measuring member associated with said feed-wheels and adapted to rotate therewith, one or more stop-pins on said member, a driven pulley, a clutch coacting therewith and adapted to impart an intermittent rotation to said reel, a movable element in the path of said stop-pins, a revolving member, a lever adapted to be tripped by said revolving member, means controlled by said lever for moving said movable element out of the path of said pins, and means connecting said movable element and clutch for throwing said clutch into operation and causing a longitudinal movement of said movable element simultaneously with the tripping of said element, substantially as described.

3. In amechanism of the class described, the combination with a rotatable member for measuring and controlling the length of feed of the strands of wires, and one or more stoppins thereon, of an oscillatory member adapted to consecutively engage said pins and limit the rotation of said rotatable member, a triplever, an element coacting with said oscillatory member and having connection with and operated by said trip-lever, and a revolving element adapted to trip said lever at regular intervals, substantially as described.

at. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a series of feed-wheels around which the warp-wires are adapted to pass, one or more pins projecting from a disk rotatable with said feed-wheels, a reel upon which said wires are adapted to be wound, an oscillatory and longitudinallymovable member disposed in the path of and adapted to engage said pins, atrip-lever coacting with said oscillatory member, means for intermittently tripping said lever, a clutch mechanism for driving said reel, connection between said clutch mechanism and said pin-engaging member, and means associated with said connection for throwing said clutch into operation and cansing a limited longitudinal movement of said engaging member when the latter is tripped.

5. In a machine for forming wire fabric, the combination of a series of feed-wheels, one or more pins projecting from a wheel or disk rotatable therewith, a pin-engaging member disposed in the path of said plus, a reel upon which the fabric is to be wound, a clutch mechanism for intermittently driving said reel, connection between said clutch mechanism and pin-engaging member adapted when moved to cause a simultaneous engagement of said clutch and longitudinal movement of said member, means for intermittently disengagingsaid member from said pins, and means adapted to cause a movement of said connection when said member is tripped.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a series of feed-wheels around which the warp-wires of a fabric are adapted to pass, a gear mounted on the shaft with said feed-wheels, an alining gear separated from said first gear, an adjustably-mounted pinion connecting said two gears, a reel upon which the wires are wound adapted to draw upon the same and cause a rotation of said feed-wheels, means for imparting an intermittent movement to said reel, and means for regulating the movement of said gears to determine the length of wire fed from said feed-wheels at each intermittent movement of said reel.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a series of feed wheels, a gear mounted on the shaft therewith, a separately-mounted gear, one or more controlling-pins revoluble therewith, a pinion connecting said gears, an adjustable support for said pinion, means for causing an intermittent rotation of said feed-wheels, and means coacting with said pins for regulating the movement of said parts.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination of the feed-wheels around which the wire strands are adapted to pass, a gear on the shaft with said feedwheels, a separately-mounted feed-controlling gear, a pinion connecting said gears, and a support for said pinion adapted to be adjusted to connect gears of greater or less diameter.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a series of feed-wheels around which the wire strands pass as they are paid outinto the machine, a series of pins projecting from a member rotatable with said feedwheels, a reel, upon which said strands are adapted to be wound, a clutch mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said reel, a lever adapted to transform a vertical into a horizontal movement, connection between said clutch and lever and between said lever and pins, means for intermittently breaking the connection between said lever and pins to permit a movement of said pins and feed-wheels, and means adapted to cause an engagement of said clutch and movement of said reel simultaneous with the breaking of said connection.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a series of feed-wheels over which the wire strands are adapted to pass, a controlling-disk rotatable therewith, one or more pins projecting from said disk, a reel upon which the fabric is adapted to be wound, a clutch mechanism for imparting an intermittent rotation to said reel, oscillatory means disposed in the path of and adapted to engage said pins, a lever coacting with and adapted when moved to cause an oscillation of said pin-engaging means for releasing said pins, means for moving said lever at regular intervals, and means connecting said clutch mechanism and said pin-engaging means adapted to cause an engagement of said clutch and a longitudinal movementof said pin-engaging means when said latter means is disengaged from said pins.

11. ln a machine of the class described, the

combination of a series of feed-wheels around which the warp-wires are adapted to pass, a series of pins projecting from a connected disk adapted to rotate with said feed-wheels, a reel upon which the fabric is wound, a clutch mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said reel, a horizontal member projecting in the path of said pins adapted to limit their movement, means for normally retaining said member in the path of said pins, means for intermittently moving said member out of the path of said pins, and connection between said member and clutch mechanism adapted when said member is moved out of the path of said pins to cause a simultaneous operation of said clutch and longitudinal movement of said member for the purpose described.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination with the feed-wheels, the winding-reel, and mechanism for causing an intermittent movement of said parts for feeding and Winding a predetermined length of weaving-strands, of a gear mounted on the shaft with said feed wheels, an independentlymounted gear, a series of projecting pins controlled by said last gear and adapted to be consecutively engaged by said mechanism for causing an intermittent movement, and connection between said gears adapted to be adjusted to permit of a greater or less movement of said feed-wheels at each intermittent movement of said pins. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VERNON HOXIE.

Witnesses:

WV. H. BURNHAu, M, H. VOWLES. 

